Scott Benesiinaabandan transforms colonial monuments into contemporary art
In the centre of Montreal’s Place d’Armes Square stands a monument to the city’s founder, Paul de Chomedey de Maisonneuve. Beneath him sit four figures that are meant to represent the historical roots of the city: three named Europeans and a nameless Iroquois man. In an image near the base of the statue, Maisonneuve is depicted pointing a pistol at another Iroquois man wearing a headdress.
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